Château de Tours

Tours, France

The Château de Tours was built in the 11th century. The building displayed an architecture of the Carolingian period, and was the residence of the Lords of France. Until the 2000s, the Royal Castle of Tours was used as an aquarium where about 1,500 fish of 200 different species could be seen. It also served as Grévin museum. The castle was classified as monument historique on 20 August 1913.

Currently, the building houses contemporary exhibitions of paintings and photographs, including works by Joan Miró, Daniel Buren,Nadar, and the workshop of Tours history where archaeological and historical documents, models, audio-visual films on the history of Tours, etc, are shown.

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Founded: 11th century
Category: Castles and fortifications in France
Historical period: Birth of Capetian dynasty (France)

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Christian Olivares (7 months ago)
It's a photographic museum. Almost no reference at the castle's history. Building itself is unremarkable.
Michael Nolan (17 months ago)
Mixed bag of exhibts over the 4 different floors of the Château. I could have given floors 1 and 2 miss but I found the exhibition on floor 3 to be fascinating. The real let down of the visit was on the 4th floor where I couldn't see the point of the collection, perhaps as I am not French. However, I am a movie buff and in that regard, I could see merit in the 4th floor as an historical artifact. I was amused by the 4th floor as much as anything else. Overall, a good way to spend an hour but hard to stretch that further. The Château itself was the highlight of the visit for me. The staff were friendly and helpful as I didn't speak French.
Lisa Taverna (4 years ago)
Great art expositions! Always!
Christa Beschnitt (5 years ago)
Exhibitions of Andrė Kertesz, Jean Fourton
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